Reverse Assimilation

Lisa and Jay
  • 5.0 (4)
  • DOCUMENTARY

A 6-part series examining the long, uncomfortable process of six Mexican-Americans shedding Anglo systems.

Episodes

  1. 6: conclusion to the assimilation spectrum with Jay and Lisa

    09/08/2020

    6: conclusion to the assimilation spectrum with Jay and Lisa

    We wrap it all up.

    23 min
  2. 5: behavioral assimilation with Jackie

    09/08/2020

    5: behavioral assimilation with Jackie

    What happens when your family assimilates into a culture before you take your first breath? How long is the road to rediscovery of your native identity? What are some of the hurdles we were never told about? Jackie is a professional fine art and journalism photographer originally from Orange County living in Mexico City. In our conversation we discuss the many intricate facets of chicanismo and what it feels like to be the “other” other.

    22 min
  3. 4: identification assimilation with Alicia

    09/08/2020

    4: identification assimilation with Alicia

    Chicanismo thrives in many places along the southern border of the U.S. But it’s not often we hear the accounts of our brothers and sisters to the east in Florida. Professional photo journalist Alicia Vera transplanted to Mexico City from Miami nearly a decade ago. Alicia’s conversation paints a picture of what the broken promise of cultural pluralism in Anglo America could still look like and shares revelations about her own identity.

    28 min
  4. 3: structural assimilation with Chito

    09/08/2020

    3: structural assimilation with Chito

    Documentary photographer Francisco “Chito” Banda tells about choosing to grow up on the Mexican side of the El Paso/Juarez border and recalls instances of confusion experiencing the divide between chicanos and Mexicans from Mexico.

    28 min
  5. 2: cultural assimilation with Jesus

    09/08/2020

    2: cultural assimilation with Jesus

    A designer/curator/model originally from Veracruz, Mexico was uprooted to Chicago at age six. They share philosophies and insights from their life in a beautifully articulate conversation.

    38 min
  6. 1: intro to the assimilation spectrum with Jay and Lisa

    08/26/2020

    1: intro to the assimilation spectrum with Jay and Lisa

    Lisa and Jay give an intro to the project and share a little bit about their experience embracing their Mexican roots.

    41 min
  • 6 Episodes

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A 6-part series examining the long, uncomfortable process of six Mexican-Americans shedding Anglo systems.

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  • Creator
    Lisa and Jay
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Lisa and Jay